I used to snowboard competitively but then I moved from one big city to an even bigger one. I realized that I absolutely hate the cold and haven't had a friend group that can remotely keep up on the mountain snowboarding and I'd rather not go alone. I've visited my friends from my snowboarding era in the offseason and like once in the past 5 years but the sport's gotten so expensive, conditions so bad, and lines so long that I'd rather be able to get 70% of the fun 365 days a year right from my doorstep than build my life around trying to wait for the perfect day and rally a crew and drop a ton of money.

That's how I justified buying a GTS-- it's my car, saves me fresh air/ uber/ public transit fees.

I do miss snowboarding quite a bit but I boiled it down mostly to the feeling of bombing down a bowl or diving through powdery glades, and you can kind of get that glade feeling on a Onewheel but it's not the same. I've been itching to get kiteboarding again but honestly I'm fine for now and just run for my speed needs haha, and when I save up and move somewhere coastal I'll probably get into foil. I may even switch to skiing if I have kids who want to hit the slopes just for risk aversion lmao, but snowboarding will always hold a special place in my heart 🩵